This is Ngāpuhi rangatira Rangituke (centre) with his wife and son. Painted in 1827, the image illustrates the changes in weaponry at the time. Rangituke holds a taiaha (fighting staff) in his right hand while his son holds a long-barreled musket.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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G-634
Oil on canvas by Augustus Earle
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